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  1. Nigeria Business News

    Business Nigerian fintech startups PiggyVest and Cowrywise are scaling up to become digital banks – Techpoint.Africa

    Earlier today, two Nigerian fintech startups PiggyVest and Cowrywise announced new products that provide users with dedicated virtual account numbers, making them somewhat digital banks... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/3150KrG Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business How Kola Tubosun and his team gave Google a Nigerian accent – Techpoint.Africa

    Google announced a number of new products and features at its recent ‘Google for Nigeria’ event. But the introduction of a ‘Nigerian English’ voice to Google Maps and other products caught the attention of users like none other and sparked conversation across social media. Google Maps, like...
  3. Nigeria Business News

    Business Recent innovations in the public transport system may help drive Nigeria’s cashless initiative – Techpoint.Africa

    In 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) started the Cash-less Nigeria Project which commenced with a pilot phase in Lagos State followed by 5 other states in 2013. A year later, the project was implemented on a national scale. A policy was designed for the project, which aimed to reduce the...
  4. Nigeria Business News

    Business MTN Nigeria breaks into top 5, after less than 2 days on the NSE – Techpoint.Africa

    Barely 48 hours after listing on the market, MTN Nigeria is already making impact on the Nigerian Stock Exchange..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2W1ZGGf Get more: Nigeria Business News
  5. Nigeria Business News

    Business Despite seeming reforms, Nigeria still does not have a functional railway ticketing system – Techpoint.Africa

    Nearly a year after notices were sent out, there is still no functional e-ticketing system for Nigeria’s railway..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2EaSxcl Get more: Nigeria Business News
  6. Nigeria Business News

    Business Meet ‘Iyaloja’ Abisola Azeez Raolat, the newly appointed leader of Computer Village, Nigeria’s foremost ICT market – Techpoint.Africa

    Nigeria’s foremost ICT market — Computer Village, Ikeja — used to be under the leadership of the Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), headed by Ahmed Ojikutu. However, with rumours of an impending installation of an Iyaloja and Balaloja (traditional market...
  7. Nigeria Business News

    Business How Google is driving artificial intelligence for Africa by Africans – Techpoint.Africa

    Over the years, artificial intelligence has gone way past the impression of robots in science fiction movies and novels. And its importance has become undoubtedly clear especially in the African continent. Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2Dk6gNE Get more: Nigeria Business News
  8. Nigeria Business News

    Business Jiji’s bold attempt to win Africa and the state of online classifieds on the continent – Techpoint.Africa

    It appears Jiji is on the path to becoming the largest classifieds platform in Africa with its recent move to acquire major competitor, OLX. With the acquisition, the company is taking up OLX’s businesses in five African countries, giving the company over 8 million monthly unique users when the...
  9. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Apply for one of 30,000 Google Africa Certifications Scholarships for 2019 – Techpoint.Africa

    Google is offering 30,000 scholarship opportunities and 1,000 grants for the Google Associate Android, Mobile Web, and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2GhzqxG Get More Nigeria Metro News
  10. Nigeria Business News

    Business Jumia now valued at over $2.4 billion following its 2nd day on NYSE – Techpoint.Africa

    Having spent barely two days on the New York Stock Exchange, Jumia Technologies is already trading at a price almost twice its anticipated initial public offering of $13.00 to $16.00 per share.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2De6Ts8 Get more: Nigeria Business News
  11. Nigeria Business News

    Business 75 Nigerian hubs have launched a unifying body in a bid to support one another – Techpoint.Africa

    A total of 75 innovation hubs, from the different geographical regions across Nigeria, have consented to becoming members of newly formed Innovation Support Network (ISN)..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2uRyVF6 Get more: Nigeria Business News
  12. Nigeria Business News

    Business Traclist founders share their failure story and motivation for new venture, Sendbox – Techpoint.Africa

    When it comes to online business operation in Nigeria, eCommerce easily comes off as the low hanging fruit. But even though the space is arguably one of the most crowded online business terrains in Nigeria, a fact is that it has been marred by so many business shutdowns.... Read more via...
  13. Nigeria Business News

    Business Africa Netpreneur Prize by Jack Ma is set to reward 100 African entrepreneurs – Techpoint.Africa

    ANPI is a prize competition founded by the Jack Ma Foundation that will award $10 million and recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2VwxZS8 Get more: Nigeria Business News
  14. Nigeria Business News

    Business 7 prominent entrepreneurs who have moved on from the Nigerian eCommerce industry – Techpoint.Africa

    A list of prominent entrepreneurs that have left the Nigerian eCommerce space and what they are doing at the moment..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2WQpoKB Get more: Nigeria Business News
  15. Nigeria Business News

    Business Lagos-based health startup, MDaaS secures $1.1 million in new funding round – Techpoint.Africa

    According to the SEC filing, MDaaS has just raised about $1.1 million in a new funding round... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2Ugd9Ka Get more: Nigeria Business News
  16. Nigeria Business News

    Business Jumia has been approved to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange – Techpoint.Africa

    Jumia has gotten the approval to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange following an update on its Form F1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2HX8C8U Get more: Nigeria Business News
  17. Nigeria Business News

    Business Airtel may be beating MTN to launching a payment service bank in Nigeria – Techpoint.Africa

    Airtel Nigeria appears to be launching its payment service bank ahead of MTN that first indicated interest in establishing a bank in 2019.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2HLcj1o Get more: Nigeria Business News
  18. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Thanks to the Nigerian airport authority, it is becoming unsafe to book a taxi online from a Nigerian airport – Techpoint.Africa

    It is the 20th of February 2019, a few minutes past 12 PM and a hot sunny afternoon at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. It looks and feels like a normal day, except that cab drivers are fighting.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2Cyo86Y Get...
  19. Nigeria Business News

    Business It seems Nigerian payments startup, Kudi has raised $5.8m in a Series A round – Techpoint.Africa

    Kudi, a pioneering conversational online payments startup, has raised $5.8m in a funding round led by the Partech Africa Fund. The news was broken by WeeTracker, which discovered a SEC filing submitted by the US-incorporated startup on the 4th of March, 2019....... Read more via...
  20. Nigeria World News

    World Kenyans lose hundreds of millions of shillings in bitcoin pyramid scheme – Techpoint.Africa

    Velox 10 Global, a bitcoin pyramid scheme operating in Kenya has reportedly vanished with money from its customers... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2TulV6o Get more World News
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